Road to Recovery
The 1st step of the 12-step programs commonly used in addiction recovery.
What is admitting powerless to our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable?
The name of Evolution House's 3.1 inpatient program
What is the Treatment Center?
Evolution House's unofficial mascot
What are French Bull Dogs?
A person will need increasingly larger amounts of alcohol or drugs to get high
What is tolerance?
The official name of our IOP office
What is the Counseling Center?
When one person in recovery shares their experience with a newcomer on a continuous, individual basis.
What is sponsorship?
Fun IOP activity on Tuesdays.
What is art class?
The Williamsburg rehab in which both the owners of Evolution House got sober
What is Farley Center?
The term that describes situations, emotions, or experiences that can lead individuals to relapse
What are triggers?
The software for our EMR
What is Kipu?
The technique of focusing one's attention on the present moment, commonly used as a stress reduction tool in recovery
What is mindfulness meditation?
Housing facilities that provides alcohol-free and illicit-drug-free housing to individuals with substance abuse disorders
What are recovery residences?
The acronym for the program that rewards employees for innovative ideas for Evolution House
What is TMPP?
False beliefs that are part of substance abuse disorder (i.e. an addict may believe they got fired from their job because his bosses don't know how to run a business)
What is denial?
The number of consecutive IOP absences that results in discharge from program.
What is 3 absences?
The meaning of the relapse prevention technique acronym "HALT"
What is hungry, angry, lonely or tired?
Type of therapy that focuses on helping individuals identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
The number of properties/locations within Evolution House.
What is 5?
The term for the physiological and psychological symptoms that occur when a person abruptly stops or reduces their drug use after prolonged use
What is withdrawal?
The incident level when a resident steals from another resident
What is mid disciplinary incident?
A personalized strategy that helps individuals identify and manage triggers, develop coping skills, and create a support network
What is a relapse prevention plan?
A thread of treatment that begins when a client chooses to enter professional rehab and carries through to aftercare and beyond, where clients "step down" to less intensive levels of care
What is a continuum of care?
The year Evolution House started
What is 2016?
The neurotransmitter that is primarily associated with the brain's reward system and plays a role in addiction
What is dopamine?
A culture that healthcare organizations must implement within their business to protect the privacy, security, and integrity of protected health information.
What is HIPAA Compliance?